Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Not a 'bombshell?' US Office of Special Counsel finds Obama admin. Justice Dept. officials broke federal law and must be disciplined. Obama Justice officials went to elaborate lengths in refusing to hire military veterans for jobs specifically mandated for veteran priority-Washington Times, May 17, 2017

The OSC said it was illegal to try to force the veterans to pull out of the job search.

“OSC found hiring violations for two positions at DOJ where
officials sought to encourage preference eligible veterans to withdraw
their applications,” the watchdog agency said. “DOJ wanted to hire a
non-veteran candidate. When the veterans declined to withdraw, DOJ
selected the non-veteran candidate,despite rules mandating that
veterans receive priority in hiring over non-veterans in certain
circumstances.”

The ICITAP officials told
investigators they didn’t try to pressure the veterans, but instead
explained why they should withdraw.

OSC investigators said even if that was what happened, it still violated the law.

The re-listing of the jobs was also sketchy, but not a clear violation of the law, the OSC said.